Mission: To provide an education center for the local population to learn about the need to conserve and protect their wildlife; To provide a center for the rehabilitation and resocialization of wildlife confiscated from poachers and people who have purchased them.

Principal Research Programs: Resocialization of chimpanzees and releasing them into sanctuary sites within Uganda

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Pre-College; Program emphasis: Conservation and Rehabilitation; Financial support is usually available; Field work opportunities are not available

Number of Staff: 48

Associated Field Sites: Isinga Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. Program focus: Resocialization of young chimpanzees, Contact: Kimberly Williams. Program will close at end of 1998.; Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Lake Victoria.

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